Total Crime Rate

220.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 220.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Powell Street area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bedlinog and Trelewis , and the 18th highest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Powell Street (CF46 6RL) in the last 12 months was 220.7 per 1,000 residents and was 228.5% higher than the Bedlinog and Trelewis average (67.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 112.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powell Street (CF46 6RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mount Pleasant, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Bedlinog and Trelewis

Crime Over Time in Powell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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